A Vision Of The World And Everyone In It

Marika was hit by a blast of hot, dry air as she emerged from the aircraft at Cairo’s international airport. The tall, green-eyed, nineteen-year-old blonde looked around, bewildered. Exhausted and nervous, she shuffled into the customs line. An olive-faced officer thumbed through her passport, shot a cursory glance in her direction and stamped an entry visa onto a blank page. When she emerged into the jammed arrival area with her one piece of luggage in hand, she was met by a burly Russian. He grunted her name. She nodded and he grabed her firmly by the arm, escorting her briskly to a tan, dust-covered, four-wheeled-drive jeep.

Crammed in the back seat were three other women-two from Moldova and one from Russia-all in their late teens. The girls were silent. They looked pensive and frightened. The driver shoved Marika into the front passanger side and wedged his beefy gut behind the wheel. “We have no time to waste”, he bellowed in Russian. “I have to get to the rendezvous point in two hours”. With a furious lurch, the vehicle lunged forward. The ride was bumpy and deadly quiet. As the jeep barreled deep into the hard-baked, scorching desert, Marika closed her eyes and silently prayed. Weeks earlier, a garish, rotund woman at a recruitment agency in her hometown of Kharikiv, Ukraine, had spoken excitedly of the job she had arranged for Marika-a stint as a waitress in Tel Aviv. At first, Marika had been apprehensive. She had heard of young women being lured away by jobs that didn’t exist only to be forced into prostitution. The recruiter, though, was adamant,swearing up and down-going so far as to invoke the names of Jesus, Joseph and Mary-that this offer was on the up-and-up.

Marika was the perfect dupe. She was desperate for work. Her mother was sick and her father was an unempliyed, miserable drunk. Her two younger sisters were wasting away. The job offer was her only chance to make things better. It was a risk; she felted in every fiber of her body. But it was one she knew she just had to take. The unsettling twist in the job offer was the unusual travel arrangement-a serpentine route that bore the earmarks of an espionage novel. She would be flown from Kiev to Viena. There she would switch planes to Cyprus, where she would board another plane for Cairo. Once in Egypt, she was be driven overland to Tel Aviv. Marika voiced her suspicions but the recruiter was persuasive, telling her it had to do with saving huge amounts of money on airfares. Now, after she’d spent two days traveling, Marika’s dream of a new job was fading by the mile.

The jeep ground to a stop outside a sun-baked village. The driver leaped out and approached two armed Bedouin men. They exchanged a few words. He handed them an envelope and ordered the women out of the vehicle. For the first time that day Marika spoke up. “I said iwanted to go back home”, she recalled. “The russian pig hit me across the face very hard and told me to shut up. My mouth was bleeding and i began to weep.” The driver got back into the jeep and drove off in a cloud of dust, leaving Marika and the other women in the custody of the Bedouin guides. The men were eerie figures, wrapped in tawny robes and scarves with rifles slung over their shoulders and long, curved daggers dangling from their waists. The girls watched in wonder as the men mounted their camels. They barked out an order in Arabic and waved menacingly at the women to follow. The tiny caravan set out across the Sinai Desert, the women scurrying behind the camels on foot.

“It was so hot and we were so very thirsty, but the arab men taking us across the desert did not care. They kept shouting at us. I have no ideea what they were saying. They just yelled,” Marika recounted. They walked for almost two days, stopping twice for meals of pita bread, dried figs and dates and a cup of water, and once to sleep on canvas tarps under the stars. “I felt what it must have been like for the slaves in time of the Bible”, Marika said.”With every step, I thought I was being punished by God for my past sins”.

Late in the second afternoon, the caravan reached an area marked by rusting coils of barbed wire stretchig across the barren landscape. The bedouins dismounted. Jutting up from the sand was a jagged post. They tied their camels to the stump and motioned the women to pick their way over the wire fence. While Marika didnt know it at the time, they had just reached the Egyptian-Israeli frontier. From there, the tiny band continued on foot. An hour later, the guides suddenly turned to the women and ordered them to drop to the ground. In the distance, Marika could hear the grinding sound of a truck. It was an Israeli army patrol. The bedouins signaled for them to lie very still. Several tense minutes passed, and the vehicle faded into the distance. Alone once again, the girls scrambled to their feet and, under the watchful eyes of the bedouins, the trek continued. That night, totally spent and dehydrated, the women collapsed under the open sky near the outskirts of a village. One of the guides continued alone, returning a short while later in a white pickup truck with two Israeli men. The driver spoke fluent Russian and gruffly ordered the women into the back. They were taken to a deserted house and hustled into a bare room. The door was shut and locked behind them. Despite their lonh, arduous journey, they werent offered any food ar water, nor were they allowed to wash or talk. They slept on the dirt floor.

The next afternoon, two thuggish men showed up and ordered the girls to disrobe. “We were told to take off our clothes so they could look at us. It was so humiliating”, Marika said. “We were so frightened. We did as we were told. One of the men took me and the russian woman. Her name was Lydia. He drove us to Tel Aviv, to an apartment near the sea. Inside were three other women. Two were Ukrainian, the other from Moldova. The door had many locks and a very big man named Avi sat at the desk in the hallway. He was out guard. We were instructed to take a shower, and when we were drying the man came in and told us to put on this cheap lingerie. You could see through it.”

The women were herded into the living room, where their owner announced that he had purchased them for $10,000 each and they would be his property until each paid off a $20,000 debt. He told them they would have to start working off the debt that very evening by servicing clients. He also warned the women that any refusal to do their job would be dealt with swiftly and painfully. To make his point, the owner shot a meaningful glance in Avi’s direction. The hairy behemoth guarding the door grinned menacingly at the frightened women.

“That night i felt for the first time what it was to be a whore. I had to service eight men. I felt so terrible and ashamed. I showered after every encounter but i could not wash away the filth in me. Over the next four months, I dont know how many hundreds of Israeli men i was forced to have sex with. Young men, old men, fat, disgusting men. Soldiers, husbands and religious men. It did not matter if i was sick or if i was on my period. I had to work or i would be punished.”

During that time Marika tried desperately to find a way to escape, but the windows in the cramped two-bedroom apartment were nailed shut and thick-necked Avi was always on guard.

“I pleaded with several clients to help me-the ones who lookes sympathetic. I asked to use their cell phone to call my mother, just to tell her i was alive. They all refused, even the religious ones. All they did was complain to Avi if i did not perform to their satisfaction. For that i received a slap in the face, a fine added to the money i owed for the trip to Israel and nothing to eat for a day. So often i thought of killing myself, and then I thought of my poor mother and my sisters. I prayed every day that today i will be rescued. But the days just passed and passed.”

While servicing the steady stream of clients, Marika found one thing particuraliry puzzling. Most didn’t distinguish between the girls’ ethnic backgrounds. It didn’t matter whether they were from Russia, Romania, Moldova or Ukraine. In the eyes of the men they were all Russian. Even stranger was the way the men addressed them. “They called us Natasha. They never asked our real name. To them we were all Natashas. We were their sexual fantasy. These fools would walk into the parlor and with a stupid grin on their faces called out “Natasha!” like we were some kind of Russian doll. And we were expected to smile and rush over to them”.

Marika remembered the first time she was called by that name. “This fat, sweaty pig is reaching his climax and he begins to murmur, “Oh Natasha, Natasha!”. At first I thought it strange being called by another name. But very soon i came to accept it as my escape. When i was alone in my thoughts and my dreams, I was Marika-free from this prison. But when I went with a man, I became this other woman-this prostitute called Natasha who was cold and dead inside me. Natasha was my nightmare. Marika was my salvation. I never told any of these men my real name”

that story is so moving and horrible. i find it hard to beleive that this actualy goes on in the world. i just watched the film human trafficking an it shocked me. some people are just sick! including the peope that left them 2 comments above. loosers grow up. twats

Marika never be ashamed it wasn’t like you did this out of the freeness of your heart. these men will suffer for what they have done and also be judged and tourchered maybe by woman. the day would come that they would suffer hateful men.

Look at it this way:
these countries are suffering from poverty and why? because even their religious leaders are investing in human trafficking. these men cant afford this and they’re one of the reasons these countries are suffering. read the book “Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery” by Siddharth Kara. and if you think America is any different, your wrong. this may not be our root of poverty, but we still have slaves.

marisa dont be ashamed. you went there for the right reasons;to help your family.those pigs will surely suffer.i care about people like you. i dont want you to lose hope. i believe you are wonderful and talented inside only if you put away the past and move foward.dont lose hope everything will be fine

marika dont give up. u deserve everything a normal girl deserves and one important neccessity is love.i cant believe even religious men are involved.and they go about preaching salvation and all that.may God forgive their sins.and may he uplift you marika

dont lose faith in urself.ur a very pretty young girl and you deserve what everyone has.i believe you are very strong and you can make it with ur determination.those fools will definitely regret what they’ve done

this story is soo sad.. am sorry MARIKA, I NEED HELP, I HAVE A FRIEND WHOSE BEEN PROMISED A JOB , BY A STRANGER HE MET ON THE INTERNET, HIS THINKING OF GOING TO MALAYSIA, THATS WHERE THE JOB IS, HIS SOO NAIVE, HE THINKS JUST BECAUSE HIS A MAN, HUMAN TRAFFIKING CAN NOT HAPPEN TO HIM. PLEASE ADVICE ME.. MY EM ADDRESS IS likhangjr@yahoo.com

These motherfuckers, they need to pay for doing these things. I have a friend who owns a security firm in South America, while workign with a government ni a coutnry i wont mention, he came across people traffickers who were in a house with approx 15 women who had been raped etc. He and his team shot and killed 5 of men. I say we have more of this type behaviour, actively hunting down these people and handing out justice. Then aagian, im just a normal guy who works in London city. cheerseeyabye@hotmail.com

You 2 fuckin idiots who left those comments are morons with no self respect or respect for others. actually screw respect but u’d think u’d be atleast a little fuckin sympathetic towards someone whose been through so much. or maybe u shud imagine ur sister, mother or daughters like that, fuck you guyz are so stupid u guyz probably still wouldnt care. go to hell, u fuckin deserve it.

marika and to the rest of the girls: im so sorry for the stuff u had to go through and i feel so freakin helpless not to be able to do something and help. i just want to say that u guyz are strong and brave to be able to go through crap like that and to feel proud of urselves.

I pray for justice in this cruel world.Our god is a awesome God, and dont think for 1 sec. these horrible humans wont feel his wrath.I fear for our young ones,parents teach your children if it sounds to good to be true,RUN THE OTHER WAY,PLEASE!!!!!ONLY IN GOD SHOULD WE TRUST!!!!

Why would anyone make awful remarks about a story like this. i agree about looking at these women as they could be our mothers, sisters, neices or cousins. hell it could even happen to us. any woman could end up abused. i was raped and that almost drove me to suicide so i would never ever have the courage and strength to live through what they have and come out at the other side alive. i wish these women didnt have to fall prey to these evil people in the world. and u cant just say the evil men. the bitch that talked her into going deserves a long and painful death as well. im a 30yr old woman that fell prey to only 1 evil man and these women were tortured over and over. bless them for sharing their stories and may those evil people rot in hell rriggs31 @yahoo.com

It breaks my heart to read these stories. I can’t describe it as nice.For 2 weeks now this is all thats on my mind and i hate that this is the world we live in. I wish that I could save them and maybe one day I will, I just wish that I had the proper training to save them. Marika you are a brave women and nobody deserves this, I cant tell you to forget about it or time can heal all wounds. All I can tell you is that I will try everything to help. And to the pedophiles or men out there who has done this disgusting acts, one day there will come a time where you will have to be held responsible for your acts.

MARIKA – I ADMIRE YOU FOR YOUR AWESOME STRENTGH. JESUS CAN RESTORE YOU AND MAKE YOU WHOLE AGAIN.ONE DAY ALL FLESH WILL PASS AWAY AND ALTHOUGH TEY ABUSED YOUR FLESH AND MIND DONT LET THEM TOUCH YOUR SPIRIT.

no matter what our ethnicity, gender, or age when we fall we bleed the same color blood. when we feel saddness our hearts they hurt the same. so y is it that as humans whom feel every emotion do we choose to hurt one another. i wonder if at any moment these men and women who traffic these victims ever imagine if it were there children or mothers who they r hurting. how can we selfishly choose the pain of others to fufill our desires. although i hate to use the words “our, we, us” with these predators i need to because you and i we are the same blood. and i am so disappointed that the color of your veins and mines are identicle. you choose to kill your victims alive. you choose to kill yourself. you just dont realize it.

I’m sure you all know this, but there are more great folks who are horrified by modern-day slavery. Polaris Project, International Justice Mission, Free the Slaves, GEMS, all can give information and ways to help, and all need donations and volunteers. Remember, you can help end trafficking.

If you see someone you think might be in a trafficking situation, and you’re in the US, call 1-888-373-7888.

TO REALLY STRAIGHT HONEST.THESE MOTHER F’ERS NEEDS A BIG BEAT DOWN LIKE A TRAIN RAN OVER CARS.SERIOUSLY,
TRAFFICKING OF HUMAN IS A BIG BUSINESS IN EVERY COUNTRY THESE DAYS.EVEN OUR GOVERNMENT OR CONGRESSMAN
CAN’T DO SHIT TO HAVE THEIR PENIS LOCK IN THEIR PANTS.
IT ALL ABOUT THE MONEY AND POLITICAL POWERS.THEY’RE SO
CORRUPTED THAT RATHER THEN PROTECTED THE VICTIMS THEY
ALL FUNDED THEIR GREED IN THE PROSITUTION RING.I’M NOT
IN A FAVOR FOR ANY OF THE GOD DAMN POLITICIIANS OR THIS MEBERS OF THESE GREEDY MONGOL FAGGOTS POLITICIANS.I HATE GOVERNMENT FULL A SHIT FILL IN THEIR MOUTH AND NO ACTIONS FOR THE JOB WE PUT THEM TO DO THE JOBS.I STOP TRUSTING GOVERNMENT OF ALL KIND WHEN I SEEN THINGS LIKE THESE HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE
WHO JUST GO ON LIVING THEIR NORMAL LIFE LIKE EVERYBODY
THEN YOU HEAR THIS STORY GOVERNOR OF THE STATES BLAH BLAH BLAH CAUGHT IN THE SCANDAL AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT SCANDAL IS?CHEATING BEHIDE THEIR WIFE AND GET A LAP DANCES WHERE YOUR MONEY AND MINE HAS BEEN USED FOR
THEIR GREED WHICH THEY THAT I’M A BLIND ASS CITIZEN WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHAT’S GOING.WELL THEY’RE WRONG.ALL
THESE TAX DOLLARS THEY ARE TAXING US WHY DO THEY JUST
REFUNDED US BACK MAYBE WE CAN RUN THE COUNTRIES 100x BETTER THEN WHAT THEY’REASRE DOING.THE GOVERNMENT ARE NOT BROKE IF YOU THINK THEY ARE.THEY FREAKING PRINT MONEY
EVERY FREAKING DAY FOR GOD SAKE.HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF
U.S TREASURY?THAT’S WHERE THEY GOT THEIR MONEY TO COVER THEIR GREEDS AND PAID OFF TO THEIR FRIENDS WHILE
YOU AND LOSING OUR HOUSE AND CRIMINAL BE PARTED FOR THE CRIME THEY COMMITED.SERIOUSLY,I DON’T MEAN TO OFFENDED ANYONE FOR ANY REASON BUT WE NEEDS TO OPEN OUR EYES WIDE AS BINOCULARS TO CATCH THEM IN THE ACTION.WE NEEDS TO UNITED TOGETHER FOR A BETTER SOCIETY FOR LIVING NOT FUNDED FOR POWER.WHAT KIND SHIT
IS THAT IF YOU CAN’T PROTECTED THE WOMEN AND ALL THE
GIRLS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE THE FREEDOM TO LIVE FREELY?I GOT OUR GOVERNMENT COULDN’T ANSWER THAT HUH?
WHAT A GIRLY WOMEN THEY ARE?EVEN A 5 YRS.OLD KNOWS RIGHT FROM WRONG THEN THESE WRINKLE GREED POLITICIANS.BUSH IS ONE OF THEM.HE SO STUPID CAUGHT IN HIS LIES SO EASY.OBAMA?NO OFFENSE BUT YOU NEEDS TO TAKE YOU DICK
OUT YOU ASS BECAUSE YOU LOOK LIKE YOU GOT SCREW BY ALL
BUNCH OF FELON CONVICT.YOU’RE JUST COULDN’T DO SHIT FOR THE PEOPLE ONLY DENIAL DENIAL.ONLY TAKE BUT CAN’T GIVE.LIST GOES ON.YOU NEEDS TO DO BETTER TO LOBBY YOUR
ASS AND ALL YOUR COLLAGUES TO DO THE SAME.AND SARAH PALIN?YOU THE DUMB BITCH WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE
WHOLE SOCIETY IN AMERICA WHEN ALL YOU DO IS HUNTING IN ALASKA FOR FOOD?WHAT CRIME DOES YOUR STATES HAVE?
WHEN THE REST OF US IN THE RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE BROKEN SCHOOL,NO HEALTH INSURANCES,AND LOSING OUR HOME.WHO THE HELL YOU TRY TO RUN FOR IF YOU DON’T LIVE
THE LIFE LIKE ME AND PEOPLE FROM THE NEIGHBOR LIKE ME?I DON’T MEAN TO DISCRIMIATE AGAINST WOMEN.ONLY DUMB BITCH LIKE HER WOULD OFFENDED IN EVERY GOT DAMN I SWITCH ON TV.TELL ME WHAT IN THE GOD’S NAME HAVE YOUR
STATE OF ALASKA CRIME RATE HAS HAD?IF YOU SAID BURGARILIES AND RAN PAST A STOP SIGNS YOU’RE THE MOST
DUMBEST PERSON OUT OF YOUR MIND TO RUN THE COUNTRY WITH YOUR CAMPAIGN AD FOR 2012.THE THING YOU SHOULD RUN IS TO PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN AND KEEP YOU PANTS CLOSED REALLY TIGHT.AND STOP SHOOTING GOD DAMN ANIMAL
FOR FOOD WHEN WE HAD THIS THING CALLED SUPERMARKET?MCCAIN OR MC CRIPPLE WHAT EVER THE HELL HIS NAME IS THE VIETNAM WAR IS OVER GRANDPA WAKE UP AND GO PLANT SOME FLOWERS IN YOUR GARDEN WE DO NOT CARE WHAT KIND
RESOLUTION YOU AND YOUR REPUBLICAN JERK OFF BUDDY CAME WITH ON THE HOUSE FLOOR AND SENATE HEARING.YOU
FUNDED THESE BULLSHIT YOUR DAMN SELF TOO.STOP SAYING
YOU IN FAVOR OF SAVING THE WAR VET FUND.THE ONLY YOU
SAVE IS YOUR ASS.YOU SHOULD BE LUCKY DADDY’S KNEW THE
COMMEY CAPTAIN IN VIETNAM BACK THEN IF HE DIDN’T THEY WOULD SLAYING YOUR CRIPPLE ASS ALREADY.YOU RICH CRIPPLE PUNKS TAKING MY MONEY TO PAY WAR AND WEAPONS YOU SHITHEAD.YOU NEVER DID WORK HARD YOUR LIFE TO EARN
YOUR DAMN MONEY AND PAY FOR THE HOUSE.YOU DADDY INHERITED TO YOUR OLD ASS BECAUSE DADDY KNOWS YOU GOT
CRIPPLE WHEN THEY SHOT YOUR PLANES DOWN IN THE JUNGLE.
LASTLY.PEOPLE SERIOUSLY DO VOTE OR GET INVOLVED WITH
ELECTION THESE ARE FULL SHIT PROMISES.DON’T REGISTER TO VOTE EITHER SEE WHAT WE GET WHEN WE PUT OBAMA AND BUSH IN OFFICE?NOTHING BACK FOR ONLY TALK AND BROKEN
FRIENDSHIP WITH OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.NO JOBS AND
NO PROTECTION OF ANY KIND.FORGET POLITIC JUST DO WHAT YOU DO BEST FOR OTHERS AND SAVE THE INNOCENT VICTIMS
OF DOMESTIC ABUSE.AND SAVE THE CHILDRENS OF ALL COLORS
WITH NO COLOR LINE THAT’S ALL WE CAN BE TRUST ON AND
PROMISING TO WE KNEW THE TRUTH FROM THE GREED.THANK YOU AND PROTECTED TO THE WOMEN RIGHTS OF FREEDOM.THEY ARE OUR HEART AND SOUL FOR A BETTER LIVING AND GODDESS
OF ALL NATURE TO HUMAN BEING WHEN WE WERE A BABY WHO KNEW NOTHING OR TO BE CARE FOR WE OWE THEM THAT MUCH
LOVE TO PROTECT THEM ALL YOUNG AND OLD.

NEED FEW CORRECTIONS ON PARAGRAGH WE I SAID DO VOTE.
WHAT I’M TRYING TO SAY IS DON’T VOTE IMEAN DON’T VOTE
AND TRUST THE GOVERNMENT THAT’S WHAT I TRYING TO CLARIFY.
AND GUYS SERIUOSLY THINK ABOUT IT CLEARLY IN YOUR HEART AND SEE WITH CLEAR HEADS AND ASK YOURSELF WHAT
IF IT IS MY SISTER OR MY CLOSER FAMILY?THEN YOU WOULD
KNOW WHAT THESE WOMEN HAS GONE THROUGH.NEXT TIME YOU THING TOO WHEN YOU HIRE A STRIPPER FOR YOU BACHALOR
PARTY.THESE ARE THE SAME KIND OF CRIME AS HUMAN TRAFFICKING YOU JUST DON’T SEE THE WAY I SEE IT.IF NONE OF YOU NEVER HAD A RELATIVE FROM MILES AWAY CONTACTED YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT ASKING FOR YOUR HELP FINDING HER DAUGHTER YOU WOULD KNOW HOW TO HELP BECAUSE YOU HAVEN’T BEEN IN MY SHOE AND WOULDN’T KNOW WHAT KIND OF PAIN A FATHER AND A MOTHER HAD TO SUFFER FOR THEIR LOST.I’M NOT A PARENTS BUT I HAVE A SYMPATHY TO FEEL THEIR PAIN AND ANGUISH.

this is so sick.Be stronger and be happy.Sorry this had to happen to you.I saw the human-trafficking movie and have become intrested in how i could stop this.I have come to realize that i can’t and it breaks my heart every-time i read a story like this.

My name is Jackie. I know exactly how you feel. I just watched the trafficking movie and I was in tears. You are right, we can’t stop it but Almighty God can. My prayer is that He sets the captives free.
I want to start a charity or organisation which deals with preventing trafficking and helping victims who have been rescued. I want to get as many people who would like to make a difference so if you would be interested in joining, please do email me at J.adofo@hotmail.com.
Im based here in London but I’m moving to America next year.

Please pray for the victims of these evil captors for God will deliver them all to safety. Shalom. xxx

I just want to say you are so amazing and strong. I am really sorry about what happened to you and the other trafficked ladies. God’s eye has always been on you. Your life is a testimony and its only Jesus who is able to heal you and has redeemed you. I’m aspiring to be a human rights lawyer to combat human trafficking.You have really touched me. I would like to speak with you if it’s possible.

I’m so sorry for what you’ve been through Marika. As a sex slave survivor, I know what you’ve been through. I promise you that things do get better. It may take time, but you will find yourself again. You survived Hell, just like I have, and we survived! You are so strong, stronger than you will ever realize. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

who dah fuck leaves stupid comments fuck you jamar you dumb fuck i really wanna see your face so i can stab it nonstop with my pencil and after am finish ama fucken stick your head in boiling water soo your fuacken skin can melt the fuck off….ohh and am not finish yet after ama do the same to your mother and your sister since you dont seem to care….peaple like you dont deserve to live on the same plannet as us human biengs go stick a hot dog in your ass hole den wen you finish eat da damn thing with a bun you faucken shiet face…..

Hi marika,
i am truly sorry for what happened to you.i live far away from U.S. i know you are very strong and amazing woman. and please know that your family is there to help you and comfort you in this situation.